Random Scarier Facts About Most Terrifying Animals In World (12 items)

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  (#9) Mosquito

  • Culicidae

  Everyone thinks mosquitos are all about sucking us dry because they’re hungry, but only the female of the species is after our blood. While the males dine on fruit nectar, the mothers-to-be extract proteins from our blood to develop their eggs.

  If you were bitten, chances are you just helped unleash a whole new swarm of these little monsters on the world.
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  (#5) Jumping spider

  • Salticidae

  Spiders are scary enough scurrying on the ground, but some species can even jump into the air to attack. Researchers at Cornell University just added fuel to the nightmare, uncovering the ability of these jumping spiders to hear prey at a distance of 10 feet or more.

  How do they do it? The sensitive long hairs on their body can pick up vibrations and airflow in the surrounding area. 
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  (#7) Great white shark

  • Carcharodon carcharias

  Hiding from a shark on the hunt is nearly impossible. A shark's body is covered in a electro-receptive system of pores filled with conductive gel over the front of their body. It can detect electrical impulses made from even the smallest muscle movements, as well as changes in temperature and vibrations.

  So if you're in the water with a great white who's gearing up for an attack, good luck.
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  (#11) Horned Lizards Shoot Blood From Their Eyes In Self-Defense

  Short-horned lizards employ one of the weirdest defense mechanisms in all of the animal kingdom. If they feel threatened, they can shoot blood from their eyes via specialized ducts. The move is mainly meant to confuse predators, but their blood does contain a chemical to ward off wolves, coyotes, and dogs.
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  (#12) Flying Snakes Are A Real Thing

  Unfortunately, flying snakes exist. Mainly found in the jungles of South Asia, these snakes don't actually fly, but they can glide up to 330 feet. They launch themselves from tall branches, curving their bodies into shapes that trap air and help them float.

  According to National Geographic, "Flying snakes are technically better gliders than their more popular mammalian equivalents, the flying squirrels."
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  (#8) Electric eel

  • Electrophorus electricus

  Sitting on the deck of a boat doesn't guarantee your safety from some of the animals under the sea. It was recently proven electric eels can jump out of water and attack. Reports of eels jumping out of the Amazon River to shock horses were widely considered to be myths and legend, but this recent discovery changes everything.

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